Things have changed a lot since I put up the first version of the page
in 1995. Today (2015) there are social media sites that do what this
page used to do much better than I did it. So you can find stuff about
me that used to be here by visiting these pages. Though I warn you,
I use Facebook only infrequently, and the others hardly at all:

Wanda is retired, and I'm semi-retired. I do Web development for Silverwood Theme Park
(mostly behind the scenes intra-net stuff plus all the online purchase systems).
We both love to travel, and plan to do a lot more in the coming years.

I still run a bunch of Websites:
MicaPeak.com,software-ingenuity.com,gpndg.com,hmarc.com
and a few others.
Currently my tool of choice is an upgraded (w/RAM & SSD) 15" MacBook Pro with three operating systems:
OS/X, Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04, and work mostly in PHP, JavaScript, HTML5 and CSS3.
Lately I've been writing new stuff, and rewriting a lot of old stuff,
and have become a real fanboy of
Responsive Web Design
using
HTML5
and
CSS3 plus several other packages like
jQuery,PhoneGap,node.js
and others.
I have a large number of email addresses, but you can always email me here at this domain,
using any name you like. I prefer 'marc'.

I'm a motorcycle junkie, and ride primarily my
2009 BMW F800GS though I'm always dreaming about my
next motorcycle — which this year includes the
Honda Grom(Wanda could ride it too!),
the sweet little KTM RC390
single-cylinder street bike, and the new 1100cc
Indian Scout V-twin
even though I'm really not a "cruiser" kinda guy.
I can't tell you exactly how many motorcycles I've owned in my life thus far,
but I'm pretty sure it's something north of 80...

Other stuff

In 1995 I discovered a family diary
which was written in 1882 during a wagon train trip from Kansas to
Washington Territory. If you have any McDowells in your family tree
you might want to check it out!
I've gotten a fair bit of email from distant relatives as a result of
having this diary online, including a message from the woman who now has the original!

Slide Shows & Photo Essays

2014:

Okay, okay, maybe I'll get to it this year...

2013:

There are a few trips yet to be documented, I'll get to it Real Soon Now™.